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When I left Vancouver, there's forecast of rain for the next few days. And the forecast for Lake Tahoe is sunshine and high temperature. I needed a rest after 3 weeks of almost non-stop skiing, except on the days when I was driving from one place to another.

There's a special concert in New York that I wanted to come back to attend. With snow condition less than ideal and my body condition in similar state, I looked into flights coming back east.

Unfortunately, that's when the blizzard was to hit the east coast. All the flights were cancelled and they all spilled over to the rest of the week. I have no choice but to wait till I get to Tahoe. Reno doesn't have nearly as many flights as Vancouver. But it's a southwest destination so the trade off is far more flexibility on dates even if less convenience in flight time.

I found enough number of flights to choose from for Friday. That left me with 2 days of skiing after arriving to Tahoe. So make the logicstic easier, I decided to stay in Reno and ski Northstar for those 2 days before I head back east for my short break.

Fast forward a week, the blow torch hanging over lake Tahoe has been replaced by the river of snow again!

By Tahoe standard, a few inches a day is NOT a cause for celebration. They look for feet, not inches. And they got quite a lot of those FEET early this season. So nobody was too excited with the "trickle of snow" that's currently forecast for the region.